Transitioning Evan to his big bed has been nothing shy of an adventuring. Each night has been unique and while frustrating in the moment, Bret and I have definitely had more than a few laughs over Evan's antics to get us upstairs. We learned very quickly that the "preferred" method of not talking and walking the toddler back to their bed was not going to work with Evan. SO, after some Mommy counseling from a friend who has a son less than two months older than Evan and some strategies from Bret and I, we decided gate at the door and not going back was our plan of attack.
Night 1 - Evan standing at his door yelling, "Mommy - POOPY. Mommy - Potty. MOMMY POOPY POTTY"! I finally peeked in only to find him completely in the nude, but nothing in the potty. He proceeded to do this 3 more times. Lesson #1 for Mommy and Daddy - poopy potty is a trick!
Night 2 - Same old trick but we didn't fall for it. Approximately 10 minutes of Evan having a meltdown, and we find him fast asleep (but still in his pjs!) in his doorway
Night 3 - Still trying the poopy trick, we still didn't give in. We find him asleep COMPLETELY NAKED in his door way. Lesson #2 for Mommy and Daddy - Evan can't go to bed in a sleeper because he can and will take it off
Night 4 - No poopy trick, no crying, and no getting out of bed! Fingers crossed that we will continue to have more of these nights!
And more pics of the great bed with this weekend's project...shelves and bookshelves. Evan helped me with the bookshelves - they are made out of vinyl gutters, and he held the gutter while I cut two 2' sections. I'm kind of obsessed : ).
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